Compared to Genbu Akimichi's Sharingan and Shimizu Nara's formidable intellect, Yu Yamanaka lagged far behind.
Despite exerting three times the effort, he could not generate any Yang-nature chakra. He simply lacked the strength, and now, with Tsunade standing right before him, he felt utterly powerless.
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, Tsunade finally lost patience. With a sharp slap to Dan Zhongyu's head, she snapped, "You useless little brat! You don't even understand the most basic hand techniques!"
But when she struck him, it wasn't a real hit—the Shadow Clone exploded into pieces!
"Wha—?!"
Tsunade froze in shock. What was this? A Shadow Clone? Some kind of trick?
She had used Shadow Clones to fool the old Third Hokage when she was a student, but this—this was not a valid reason to deceive her!
Her gaze turned icy as it swept over Genbu and Shimizu.
Merciless…
Immersed in his earlier pleasant thoughts, Genbu suddenly snapped back to reality. He turned around—and his eyes widened. The beautiful girl before him carried a terrifying intensity in her gaze!
Shimizu, witnessing the whole scene, immediately tried to explain himself. "Teacher, I—"
Before he could finish, Tsunade appeared in front of him, delivering a sharp slap. And then, the sound of Shadow Clones dispersing filled the air.
If earlier there had been a single "well" of awareness on Tsunade's forehead, now it seemed like the entire village had been marked.
At this point, Genbu still didn't fully understand what was happening. "Teacher, I'm the real one—"
Again, before he could finish, Tsunade appeared and delivered another slap.
But this time, he didn't explode. After all, he was the real person.
Genbu fell to his knees, clutching his head. "Teacher, I'm real! Why won't you let me finish?"
Tsunade, as stunning as she was formidable, nearly sent him flying.
"Hmph. I know you're real, I just want to give you a good beating."
"What?"
"You obviously knew they were fake. And you didn't report it. That makes your offense even worse!"
"Wow… Teacher really is amazing," Genbu thought, still secretly admiring her.
"Now, quickly bring those two over here," she commanded.
"Yes, yes!" Genbu jumped to his feet.
"You little brats! How dare you try to deceive me? Just wait and see how I deal with you. By the way, do you remember how the Third Hokage punished us when he discovered we had tricked him with Shadow Clones?"
As it happened, when Shimizu's and Yu's Shadow Clones had exploded, their real selves had already received word and trudged toward Training Ground Five, heads down in shame. On the way, Genbu ran into the unlucky duo.
"I told you to come today, but you didn't listen. Now look at what's happened," he scolded.
Sighing, Dan Zhongyu complained, "Life is unpredictable. Who could have guessed that the teacher would suddenly cancel our missions and teach medical ninjutsu instead? The worst part is, the technique can be learned in one sitting, but I got defeated before I even mastered it. Ridiculous!"
"Complaining won't help. We have to fix this," Shimizu muttered, clearly frustrated.
"You two actually have the nerve to say that? You've deeply hurt me," Genbu said, trying to keep his composure.
"Haha… Ino, Shika, and Cho are inseparable, aren't they?" he muttered with a smirk.
"Shimizu, you're the smart one—come up with a good plan," Genbu urged.
"I have no choice. I was caught in the act. There's no way to argue," Shimizu admitted. It was too late to find excuses.
After a moment's thought, Genbu nodded. "Here's the plan. I'll go to Teacher's favorite tavern and buy her preferred sake. Shimizu, you get a complete set of gambling tools and pick up her favorite peonies from your flower shop. Since we can't argue our way out, let's use a more indirect approach—appease her with gifts and admit the truth. If it works, maybe she'll forgive us."
"Well thought out," Shimizu replied.
"That makes sense. Let's do it," Yu added.
"Then disperse," Genbu commanded.
The three immediately activated their teleportation techniques, heading swiftly to their respective destinations.
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